Travel Blogs from Capitola

... at Monterrey at 1. Room not ready so head down to wharf for mooch. Lovely place and nice buzz. Watch seals lazing around and then lunch with best chowder so far with nice glass of wine. Then the highlight of the day. Book glass bottomed boat trip which is a short tour where you hope to see seals and sea otters. However, we saw 2 hump back whales which is really unusual for ...

... taking in the views of the harbour as well as sampling some of the local clam chowder, the weather was a lot cooler than previous days so we headed back into town and grabbed a coffee to warm us up. Outside they had closed the road and there was now a street market in full swing and with all the Christmas lights and decorations we headed back to the room feeling ...

this morning we woke up to a damp monterey. it had rained overnight and there was still mist around. i had an appointment with the guest laundry first thing, so we now have all the washing up to date for our second week. hard to believe that only a week ago we arrived in san fran. we've covered a lot of ground in that time. after a quick breakfast, and putting on jeans and our fleeces, we walked down to fisherman's wharf. it is a pleasant walk, taking about 30 mins, ...

... for four of us, our very first time seeing the Pacific Ocean up close. We could look right across the water to Pebble Beach Golf Course, which was neat. I'll remember the sound of the sea lions as well, just a brief distance off on their island next to this park. A park "ranger" told us it's such a "gem" of a place, and there are plenty of people that LIVE there (nearby in CA) that don't even know about the ...

... vegetable farms abound around Watsonville. The area is also home to a hulking power plant. The somberness of the scenery contrasted with sunny, happy Santa Cruz. In fact, the fog and clouds began rolling in furiously to really dampen the mood. We arrived at the affordable town if Seaside and we searched for a motel. I knew I couldn't afford anything for hundreds of miles to the south. We found one for a mere $50 (not too much more than pricey state camping) and headed ...